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London Mayor
Sadiq Khan has asked the city's transport regulator to meet Uber's boss after
the firm apologised for the "mistakes" it has made.

Uber chief
executive Dara Khosrowshahi issued the apology after the taxi-hailing firm lost
its London licence.

Mr
Khosrowshahi said in an open letter that Uber would appeal against the city's
decision, but accepted the company "must change".

On Friday,
Transport for London (TfL) denied Uber a new licence to operate.

Uber has
said it wants to meet TfL to discuss the regulator's concerns over public
safety and security.

The London
mayor welcomed Mr Khosrowshahi's apology, saying: "Even though there is a
legal process in place, I have asked TfL to make themselves available to meet
with him."

In deciding
not to renew Uber's licence beyond the end of September, TfL cited concerns
about the firm's treatment of criminal offences, medical certificates, and
drivers' background checks.

When asked
about a possible meeting, a spokesman for TfL said: "We are always
available and happy to meet at any time."

Uber says it
has followed the regulator's rules and works closely with the Metropolitan
Police.

The firm,
which is used by an estimated 40,000 drivers and 3.5 million customers in
London, also says it will continue operating while its appeal is heard.

Mr
Khosrowshahi, who took over at the firm less than a month ago, wrote on Monday:
"While Uber has revolutionised the way people move in cities around the
world, it's equally true that we've got things wrong along the way."

Dara Khosrowshahi
took over as Uber boss last month after Travis Kalanick resigned.

In a letter
addressed to Londoners, the new Uber boss said the firm "won't be perfect,
but we will listen to you".

Earlier, the
mayor of London accused Uber of putting "unfair pressure" on TfL,
with an "army" of PR experts and lawyers.

Mr Khan, who
is also chairman of TfL, told the Media: "What you can't do is have a
situation where unfair pressure is brought on a quasi-judicial body, where
there are officials working incredibly hard.

"I
appreciate Uber has an army of PR experts, I appreciate Uber has an army of
lawyers - they've also made aggressive threats about taking us to court."

When asked
if he would meet Uber personally, the mayor said it would be "improper for
politicians to interfere with a quasi-judicial matter".

The mayor's
office said Mr Khan would not be directly involved in discussions or meetings
with Uber if they took place.

While Mr
Khan chairs the TfL board, according to the organisation he was not involved in
the process of deciding whether to issue Uber with a licence.

That is
handled by TfL's taxi and private hire department.

Uber is keen
to hold talks with officials from that department "as soon as
possible", Fred Jones, a senior executive with Uber in the UK, told the
BBC's Today Programme.

Mr Jones
said that Uber was "not clear" about the issues raised by TfL when it
denied the company a licence.

One of the
points raised by TfL was Uber's "approach to how Enhanced Disclosure and
Barring Service (DBS) checks are obtained" for its drivers.

That part of
the process was not even handled by Uber, said Mr Jones. Instead, the drivers
organised their own DBS check and took that paperwork to TfL.

TfL then
reviews that application before giving the driver a licence allowing them to
drive for Uber.

TfL would
not elaborate further on its issue with the way in which Uber organises DBS
checks, because that would be likely to come up when Uber appealed against the
decision.

It would
only repeat that it was Uber's "approach" to DBS checks that was the
problem.

More than
750,000 people have signed an online petition in a bid to keep Uber operating
in London after its licence expires on 30 September.

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